The Night Out

The Night Out is a realistic and humorous fiction story about a boy recounting the night his mom went out, and his dad suggested going to the movies. When they arrived at the theater, they realized that everyone was very dressed up. They were looking forward to Con the Swamp Monster movie…until they realized they were at the opera! The story is narrated from the boy’s perspective with dialogue between characters, illustrative text, text highlights, and speech bubbles.

The Night Out on the Team is a simple recount story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the text highlighters, graphics, font styles, layout, and design. There is an infographic at the end of the book outlining the parts of a recount including the who, where, when, sequence of events, and conclusion. An activity on drawing their own visual map of a recount is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as nouns (movies) and verbs (growl), singular/plural (person/people), similes, and abbreviations (TV). Opportunities arise to discuss apostrophes to show possession (Tony’s bag) and apostrophes within contractions (don’t). Focus on short and long vowel i, base words (hankies), and silent letters (knees).

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